Dow Jones Industrial Average Index advanced on Tuesday, as investors returned from Martin Luther King Day and anticipated news about positive Chinese economic growth and a surge in German investor confidence. Blue chip index added 0.48% or 60.01 points and finished at 12,482.07. 22 stocks out of 30 posted gains, led by Cisco systems which surged 1.31%. Banks performed relatively weak on Tuesday session, as Bank of America edged down 1.97% and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co extended loss giving up 2.81%, after posting a drop in earnings on Friday.